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Artwork titled Notes from Tervuren, featuring a figure against a multicolored painted music sheet.

Talking Drums

On the relationship between African American music traditions and one of the most infamous slave revolts, the Stono Rebellion, in colonial South Carolina.

by John Jeremiah Sullivan via Oxford American on November 19, 2019

Gold coins and jewelry spilling out of a chest.

The Pirate as Conquistador: Plunder and Politics in the Making of the British Empire

As the British Empire's power expanded, piracy became criminalized.

by Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra via Arcade on May 6, 2019

Botanical drawing of a pumpkin, curubita pepo.

A Brief History of Pumpkin Pie in America

One obvious change occurred at around the turn of the 19th century, when the rapid expansion of the canning industry brought canned pumpkin to every market.

by Alison Kelly via Library of Congress Blog on November 20, 2017

Painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

When Did Colonial America Gain Linguistic Independence?

By the time the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, did colonial Americans still sound like their British counterparts?

by Chi Luu via JSTOR Daily on July 4, 2017

When Americans Thought Hair Was a Window Into the Soul

Christian, criminal or cowardly? People once thought your hair could hold the answer.

by Sarah Gold McBride via The Conversation on April 20, 2016

Reconstruction of Mt. Malady hospital at Henricus Historical Park, Virginia.

Health Care in the New World

Reporter Catherine Moore visits the first hospital in the New World and finds out why the “public plan” in the Virginia colony may have had its drawbacks.

via BackStory on October 1, 2009

The Truth About Thanksgiving Is that the Debunkers Are Wrong

A response to claims that the First Thanksgiving was not a "thanksgiving" as the Pilgrims understood it.

by Jeremy Bangs via HNN on September 1, 2005

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